Magnolia-Licious and Wee Stamps Challenge - Luscious Lace

It's a "Tilda Tuesday" with my new card for the Magnolia-Licious challenge and this time we want to see you including Luscious Lace on your cards!
It's the perfect time for this challenge as the brand new Special Moments collection is in store and there are the most gorgeous images that would look perfect loaded up with lace!

Challenges:
Hobby House - Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes (5 entries only)
Cheery Lynn Designs - Keep It Krafty
Card Mania - Kraft Paper
Crafty Calendar - Things with Wings (3 entries only)
Tammys Scrapin' Corner - Wings (2 entries only)
A Little Bit Crafty - Something Sweet (3 entries only)
Emerald Faeries - Dies/Punches (3 entries only)
Country View Challenges - Die Cuts
Hiding in My Craft Room - Dies/Punches (3 entries only)
Melonheadz - Die Cuts (2 entries only)
Di's Digis - Beautiful Borders (3 entries only)
Lovely Hanglar and Sweet Magnolia - Lace and Pearls
Paper Crafting Journey - Pearls and Swirls
Alphabet Challenge - I for Image
Creative Corner - Girly Girl (3 entries only)
Stamp and Create with Magnolia - Summer Bright
Digi Darla - Doily

Card Recipe:
Image - Delightful Tilda
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - The Sunny Side
Sentiment - Joanns
Flowers - Mon Ami Gabby
Trim - Multicraft Imports
Lace - Hobby Lobby
Pearls - Recollections
Cheery Lynn Dies - English Tea Party Doily, Squares, French Flair Doily Stacker and Leaf Flourish Strip
Memory Box Dies - Corner Bow, Vivienne Butterfly and Ringed Buckle

It really helps sometimes being a crafty hoarder as it was just perfect moment to use this years old sentiment as this Tilda is called Delightful Tilda just like the sentiment!
Anyway it's now your turn to create, you have one week left to enter, and we just can't wait to see you over at Magnolia-Licious!
Katie

Amore - My Besties Challenge - Pearls and Lace

Happy Monday!!! It's time for a new Besties Challenge and it is a favorite of mine and a perfect one to showcase the gorgeous girly images as we want you to add Pearls and Lace to your Besties creation!

Challenges:
Hobby House - Anything Goes
Auds Sentiments - Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes (5 entries only)
Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes with Ribbon (5 entries only)
Digi Haven - Anything Goes with a Digi (3 entries only)
My Mums Craft Shop - Dies, Dies, Dies (3 entries only)
Hiding in My Craft Room - Dies/Punches (3 entries only)
Di's Digis - Beautiful Borders (3 entries only)
Pennys Paper Crafty - 1 Image, 2 Papers, 3 Embellishments
Alphabet Challenge - I for Image
Chocolate Coffee and Cards - Bingo! (Lace, Ribbon, Flowers)
Crafty Catz - Let's Go Pink (3 entries only)
Creative Corner - Girly Girl (3 entries only)
Glitter N Sparkle - 3 of Something (the brads and the pearls)
No Matter Which - Bingo! (Ribbon, Flowers and Bows)




Card Recipe:
Image - Garden Child
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - K and Co
Paper - The Butterfly Garden Stack by DCWV
Die Cuts - Sizzix and Carnivale Border by Cheery Lynn Designs
Fabric Brads - Heidi Grace for Colorbok
Lace - Wrights
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby
Pom Pom Trim - Offray
Pearls - The Paper Studio






Now there was no way I wasn't going to use this image as Stargazer Lilies are my favorite flower, I had them in my wedding bouquet, and so this was just perfect for me.
I cut out and popped up a few of the lilies for extra dimension and finished the card with a hand tied bow.
I hope you like this and will be creating too and sharing with us at Besties Challenge
Katie

You're Sun-Sational Pile It On #24 - Sketch

It's time for another challenge at Pile It On and this week we have a sketch designed by yours truly!

We are sponsored by Digital Delights and I decided to use one of the latest releases to make my card.

Challenges:
Auds Sentiments - Anything Goes
Hobby House - Anything Goes
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Craft Lovin - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes (5 entries only)
Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes with Ribbon (the green on the border)(5 entries only)
Digi Haven - Anything Goes with a Digi (3 entries only)
Alphabet Challenge - I for Image
Artistic Impressions - Stitching (3 entries only)
Oldie but a Goodie - Stitching
Craft Room - Here Comes The Summer
ART - Summertime
Little Red Wagon - 3 Patterned Papers
As You Like It - Favorite Paper and why (each week I seem to have a new favorite and when I saw this one I fell in love it and just had to use it right away)
Fussy and Fancy - Button Up

Card Recipe:
Image - Ice Cream Roxy
Sentiment - Summer of Smiles Sentiment Set
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - DCWV and Pebbles
Dies - Oval and Beaded Oval by Spellbinders
Ribbon - Michaels
Glitter Dots - Recollections
Chipboard Buttons - Colorbok
Spotted Brads - The Paper Studio

I printed 3 copies of Roxy and decoupaged her for lots of dimension and how much fun are these papers? they just scream Summer to me!
Anyway I hope you like my sketch and will come over and enter at Pile It On
Katie

Inky Impressions New Releases - Cherry Tree

It's New Release time at Inky Impressions and this time I've gone a little Fruity on you!
This super sweet cherry tree and sentiment are just a couple of the New Releases this month.

Challenges:
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes (5 entries only)
Robyn's Fetish - Dies or Punches (3 entries only)
Artistic Impressions - Stitching (3 entries only)
Cheerful Stamp Pad - Sweet (what is sweeter than cherries?)
Nutcrafters - Food or Drink (cherries)(1 entry only)
Charisma Cardz - Use a Digi (10 combined challenges max)
DRS Designs - Food or Drink (cherries)
ART - Summertime
Alphabet Challenge - I for Image

Card Recipe:
Image - Cherry Tree
Sentiment - Bunches of Cherries
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Cherry Limeade by DCWV
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Cherry Brads - The Paper Studio
Pearls - Inky Impressions
Rhinestones - Doodlebug

I had just the perfect paper for this image and that is why I have pink cherries! It was a really fun image to work with and I hope you will drop by the store and see all the other new images for you this month.
Katie

Many Thanks with Forget Me Not Tilda

Happy Friday!
It has been a busy first week of the Summer Break here, with the oldest at camp, hubby and the other two at Twilight camp, a new babysitting job for my daughter, swimming at the pool but I still found a little spot for crafting :)
I must admit I went a little overboard on this card, I just kept adding and adding and when I was looking in my pink embellishment jar I spotted a little crown brad and it fit so perfectly on the head of Forget Me Not Tilda from the brand new Special Moments Collection that I just had to use it!

Challenges:
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes (5 entries only)
Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes with Ribbon (5 entries only)
Cute Card Thursday - Once Upon a Time (Princess)
Creative Corner - Girly Girl (3 entries only)
Magnolia Down Under - Thank You
Cheery Lynn Designs - Creative Corners
Robyn's Fetish - Dies or Punches (3 entries only)
Southern Girls - Punches or Dies (1 entry only)
Chocolate Coffee and Cards - Bingo! (Bling, Glitter, Flowers)
Eclectic Ellapu - 3 Things with B (Buttons, Bling and Butterflies)
Incy Wincy - Butterflies and Bows
Ooh La La - Buttons and Bling
Bunny Zoe - Wings (Butterflies)
Crafty Boots - Pink Butterflies
The Shabby Tearoom - Sweet as Sugar (Use Blue, Pink, White/Cream and Flowers)
Crafty Catz - Let's Go Pink (3 entries only)
Artistic Impressions - Stitching (3 entries only)

Card Recipe:
Image - Forget Me Not Tilda
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Especially For You by Docrafts
Sentiment - Joanns
Dies - Polynesian Sails Oval (the inner circle used as the corners) and Ovals
Glitter - Glamour Dust in Crystal
Glitter Dots - Recollections
Bow - Offray
Button - Unknown
Mini Button Brads - The Paper Studio
Crown - The Paper Studio
Butterflies - Jenni Bowlin Vellum Embellished Butterflies
Flowers and Crystal Sprigs - Mon Ami Gabby
Trim - Multicraft Imports
Lace (inside) - Hobby Lobby

Oh my Tilda looks so glammed up with her crown and she even had a touch of glitter, see I told you I went a little wild but I love how it turned out and I really hope you do to.
I'm entering the fabulous giveaway at Cheery Lynn Designs and this is week two of the 4 weeks of challenges so two more to go, I hope I win!
Katie

Smile - Digital Delights - Say Cheese Polly

It's time for another card from the NEW RELEASES at DIGITAL DELIGHTS and this month we are jam packed full of Summer Fun!
Last week you met Paul and this week it's his sister Polly!
These photography images are so cute and perfect for so many different occasions from Vacation to Birthday and beyond.

Challenges:
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Auds Sentiments - Anything Goes
Cutie Pie - For the Kids
Eclectic Ellapu - 3 Things with B (Buttons, Brad and Bow)
2 Creative Chicks - Buttons, Bows, Brads
Emma's Crafty Cards - Buttons and Bows
The Crazy Amigo - Rounds, Circles and Dots
One Crazy Stamper - Summer Fun (5 entries only)
The Craft Room Challenge - Here Comes the Sumemr
Ribbon Carousel - Fun in The Sun (and a spooled item)
Alota Rubber Stamps - Summer Feeling



Card Recipe:
Image - Say Cheese Polly
Sentiment - Summer of Smiles Sentiment Set
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper and Accents - Sunshowers by Heidi Grace
Chipboard Button - Colorbok
Spotted Button - The Paper Studio
Spotted Brad - The Paper Studio
Striped Brad - Making Memories
Twine - Doodlebug
Heart - Unknown
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby






Now this certainly is a bright card, lots of things going on and I must admit I had a lot of fun with different embellishments (they actual coordinate with the design on the die cut below). I layered Polly for some dimension and I'm really happy with the overall result and I hope you like her too.
Katie

Inky Impressions Challenge - Father's Day

It's Wednesday and that means another new challenge at Inky Impressions and this week we want to see your Father's Day creations!
I loved this new release image of Carpenter Lili and I thought it was perfect for a card from a daughter to a Dad

Challenges:
Auds Sentiments - Anything Goes
Anything Goes - Father's Day (5 entries only)
Memas Crafts - Father's Day
Craft Lovin - Father's Day (3 entries only)
Patties Creations - Father's Day (2 entries only)
Wags N Whiskers - Father's Day (2 entries only)
Going Grey - Father's Day
Belli - Father's Day
Milk Coffee - Father's Day
Amusing Challenges - Father's Day (no digi)
Crazy 4 Challenges - Father's Day
Cuttin and Stampin - Father's Day
Creative Inspirations Paint - Father's Day
Glitter N Sparkle - Father's Day
The Pink Elephant - Father's Day
Hobbycutz - Father's Day
Eureka Stamps - Father's Day
Lexi's - Father's Day (2 entries only)
Stamping With The Dragon - For Dad
Creative Craft Challenges - We Love You Dad
Kaboodle Doodles - For Your Favorite Guy
Loves Rubber Stamps - Masculine
Top Tip Tuesday - Masculine
Use It Tuesday - Masculine (the hoarded items are the silver button brads)
Twisted Tuesday - Clothes Make the Man
Tuesday Throwdown - You're the Man
Crafty Sentiments - For a Man
Ladybug Crafts - For The Men in Our Lives
The Artistic Stamper - Makes for Men
Get Inky - Creations for Men/Boys
Papertake Weekly - Hello Boys
Catered Crop - One For The Boys
LEJ Designs - Something for the Boys
City Crafter - All About Him
Clear It Out - Male Cards and Metal
Sentimental Sunday - Metal
Creative Card Crew - Metal
Addicted to Stamps - Pennant Everybody Art - 2 Papers



Card Recipe:
Image - Carpenter Lili
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper and Sentiment - The Guy Stack by DCWV
Metal Corners - Provo Craft
Button Brads - Making Memories
Letter Beads - Walmart
Acrylic Letters - Unknown
Banner DIe - My Favorite Things





Lili is so cute and was a lot of fun to color. Be sure to keep watching the Inky Inspirational Blog as we have New Releases coming soon and you don't want to miss them!
Katie

Days of Summer - My Besties Decoupage Tutorial

EDITED TO ADD - Featured at 613 Avenue Create - THANKS SO MUCH!!
Welcome to my little tutorial on how I use the decoupage technique with one of Sherri's newest images.

Challenges:
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Auds Sentiments - Anything Goes
The Shabby Tearoom - Sweet as Sugar (Use Blue, Pink, White/Cream and Flowers)
No Matter Which - Bingo!(Die Cut, Flowers, Sparkle (the flowers are glittered))
Country View Challenges - Die Cuts
My Mums Craft Shop - Dies, Dies, Dies (3 entries only)
Robyn's Fetish - Dies or Punches (3 entries only)
Card Mania - Shabby Chic (3 entries only)
Love to Create - Vintage or Shabby
Heck of a Challenge - Bingo! (Pearls, Die Cut and Flowers)
One Stitch at a Time - Pretty It Up
Deep Ocean - For a Girl
Eclectic Ellapu - 3 Things with B (Blue, Bling, Butterflies)




Card Recipe:
Image - Sherri Baldy
Copics Used - Skin E50. E11, E15, E04, BV00
Hair - E30, E31, E33, E37, E39
Leaves - YG61, YG63, YG67
Flowers - R20, R11, R81
Hat and Socks - YG91, YG93, YG95
Dress - YR000, YR00, YR01, YR02, R00, R01, R12, E04
Bow and Shoes - BG70, BG72, BG93
Paper - Butterfly Garden by Pink Paislee
Sentiment - K and Co
Trims - Hobby Lobby
Flowers - Jolees
Doily Die - English Tea Party by Cheery Lynn Designs
Deco Circle Die - Falana Circle by Memory Box
Butterfly Die - Vivienne by Memory Box




First thing I do is work out which areas of the image I want to pop up and in this case I chose the whole head and then the bow as a thrid layer.
I printed out the parts I needed. To ensure they all match sizewise it is important to choose the size of the whole image first, then copy and paste it so you have the exact same size for the layering.
I have been doing this for ages and am confident enough to crop and paste but for a beginner I suggest pasting the whole image.



Next color the images so match your papers. You will see that on the whole image the head is only colored with one layer of color, no need to waste ink on shading when it will be conered by a popped up layer. You will see the same thing on the bow part of the hat.



When you have colored your images it is time to cut them out. Use small sharp scissors and an exacto knife to get into the small spots, like around the hair. When you have cut them out I use a grey Copic (W1) to go around the edge of the image to color in any tiny parts of white that might be showing.



Turn the images over and use craft foam on each layer to pop it up. I use my ATG gun to adhere the foam but you could use foam glue if you like. You could also use silicon glue instead of the foam but I prefer the foam sheets.



Here you can see the depth that the decoupage gives to the completed image.



Now complete your card as desired.



I like to echo the outside design on the inside of my card for continuity.



Here you can see the completed image closer on the card.

I hope you have enjoyed my little tutorial and that next time you color a Bestie you may give it a try.

Katie

Enjoy Life! - Mini Magnolia Monday

If you are looking for the Paper Nest Dolls Blog Hop be sure to click HERE as you still have time to enter.
It's a new week and that means a new Mini Monday at Magnolia-Licious and it is my turn to share a mini project with you.
I decided to go with another trio of Tildas and I let the sunny weather we have been having here in North Texas dictate the theme for me.
I love how with the minis you can use more than one on a card and it makes it even more fun to make!

Challenges:
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Auds Sentiments - Anything Goes
Marvelous Magnolia - Anything Goes (with Magnolia)
Fashionista - Use a Magnolia Stamp
Love to Scrap - Rubber Stamping (2 entries only)
Alota Rubber Stamps - Summer Feeling
One Crazy Stamper - Summer Fun (5 entries only)
Crafting by Design - Summer Fun
Ribbon Carousel - Fun in The Sun (with a spooled item)
Simply Magnolia - Layers and Lace
Rhedd and Rosies - Ribbons and Lace
Emmas Cards - Buttons and Bows
Crafty Catz - Lace and Buttons (1 entry only)


Card Recipe:
Images - Mini Dancing Queen, Mini Tilda Blowing Hearts and Happy Tilda from Raising the Ceiling & Right Through My Heart Collection 2010
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Target
Paper - Modern Homemaker by October Afternoon
Sun - We R Memory Keepers
Bow and Lace - Offray
Buttons - Making Memories







This doesn't have as many embellishments as you usually see on a Magnolia card but with the bold papers, the smiling sunshine and the trio of Tildas I think it works pretty well ;)
Be sure to drop by Magnolia-Licious to see some more creations and if you hurry you still have a few hours to enter our Butterfly challenge.
Katie

Paper Nest Dolls Birthday Surprise Blog Hop!

THIS POST IS STICKY UNTIL JUNE 10th. PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR OTHER POSTS - THANK YOU~

Welcome to Avery's Sixth Birthday Blog Hop! We're so glad you could join us.

Avery is one of our dolls and she has just happened to have a birthday! In honor of her sixth birthday, the design team put together a hop to share projects made with the brand new "Avery's Birthday Surprise" stamp now available in both digital and rubber!

What a fun stamp! Avery was sure excited to see it. :)

Now onto my project for today...

Card Recipe:
Image - Avery Surprise Birthday
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - The Birthday Wishes Stack by DCWV
Sentiment - The Paper Studio
Border Punch - Fiskars
Ribbon - Michaels
Flower - Colorbok
Rhinestone Brad - The Eyelet Outlet

And of course we have some super fun blog candy to thank those who come and hop with us!

To be eligible to win, you must comment on EVERY stop of the hop and become a FOLLOWER of everyone's blogs, if you aren't already.

1 winner will receive this scrappy prize pack:

1 winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to our online shop:

And 13 winners (one from each hop stop) will win the Avery's Birthday Surprise digital stamp!

Blog hop winners will be announced at The Paper Nest Dolls blog on Tuesday June 11th.

And now for your next stop of the hop -

Lori Ann

If you get lost along the way here is the full line for you to refer to:

The Paper Nest Dolls

Ashley

Michele

Nikki

Lydia

Jasmina

Valerie

Jane - Guest DT

Kate - Guest DT

Lori Ann

Kelly

Katrina

Tina

Happy Hopping! We also hope you join us again in two weeks for our SUMMER RELEASE BLOG HOP!

As well as the blog hop I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Auds Sentiments - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes (5 entries only)
Opus Gluei - Birthday
Bastel-Traum - Birthday
The Cupboard Trilogy - Birthday
Pennys Paper Crafty - Birthday (3 entries only)
Bearly Mine - Punches/Dies (2 entries only)
Creative Card Crew - Punches/Dies (3 entries only)
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Oh To Be Young Again
Craft It Up and Link It Up - Ribbon or Twine
Crafty Bloggers - Bright and Breezy

Katie